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The Crime Branch investigation report on the controversial postal ballot scam in Kerala stated that major irregularities were found in the distribution of postal ballots by policemen, watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines of the day
 

The health ministry has prepared a list of 311 people who have come in contact with the Nipah virus-affected youth. The list includes people from Kollam, Idukki, Thrissur and Ernakulam of Kerala. 

A six-member team consisting of expert doctors from AIIMS in New Delhi, reached Kochi for epidemiological investigation protocol on Nipah virus. Karnataka JD(S) state president H Vishwanath submitted his resignation to JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda.
 

The Modi government has sent a central team consisting of expert doctors from AIIMS is in Kochi, Kerala to discuss the present Nipha virus situation with officials of the health department in the state and take further steps. The team will also conduct contact tracking for early detection of suspects, test protocols for suspects and review isolation facilities. 

Kerala Health Minister KK Shylaja on Tuesday (June 4) said that the test results of a 23-year-old engineering student in Ernakulam, who was admitted at a Kochi private hospital with high fever, has confirmed the presence of Nipah virus. 
 

A year ago, Nipah virus had claimed 18 lives in Kerala’s Kozhikode. Now, a youth from Thrissur, who was admitted to a private hospital in Ernakulam with high fever for 10 days, has been affected by the Nipah virus
 

Treatment is limited because Nipah virus encephalitis can be transmitted person-to-person. Standard infection control practices and proper barrier nursing techniques are essential in preventing hospital-acquired infections.

A youth who had gone for an internship programme at Keltron in Thrissur and returned home after he fell sick. Medical reports of his blood samples point towards a possible Nipha attack
 

Sanitary workers who risked their lives working at the Kozhikode Medical Hospital in Kerala during the Nipah outbreak last year have started a hunger strike, seeking job permanency.   
 

Here is why the film Virus is going viral on social media. The film based on Nipah Virus is currently in the post-production stage and will hit the screens worldwide on July 7. 

Moosa's sons Muhammed Salih, Muhammed Sabith and sister-in-law Mariam were the first victims of the Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala
 

A staff of the Power Distribution Company of Telangana Thursday received a mail from an unknown person and when he inadvertently clicked on it, the virus (ransomware) attack took over the entire system

South-East Asia region continues to maintain its polio-free status. WHO has been striving to create awareness on how polio legacy can effectively strengthen overall immunisation and other programs.

The killer dengue virus spreads like wildfire. A whopping number of 17,265 cases and five deaths in 2017 were reported in Karnataka, but there was a sharp decline last year. A report from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) said that 3,161 cases and four deaths were reported in 2018. The officials credited effective surveillance as the key reason for this decline